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Scouting youth across Canada "will have the opportunity to fundraise while raising awareness for climate change through the sale of Scoutrees. Every tree sold will donate 40% of proceeds to Scout Groups and be both planted and maintained in a biodiverse forest in Alberta by our planting partners, Canada's Forest Trust Corporation." https://scoutrees.ca/ "From April 7 to June 6, Canadians are invited to support Scout's activities and the environment by purchasing trees at Scoutrees.ca for $10. From coast to coast, Canadians are investing in Canada. Support our Scouts, Canadian forests and climate action through our Scouttrees fundraiser because it will take communities across the country to come together as Canadians to achieve our reforestation and preservation goals. Thanks to the Scouts Smart Forest digital portal, Scouts and their supporters can even track the growth of their trees, monitor the forest's location, age, species, estimated carbon sequestration, and access educational tools through the Smart Forest™ learning centre." More at source: https://www.notllocal.com/local-news/scouts-canada-looking-to-keep-forests-healthy-across-the-country-10487268

Found this graphic allegedly from 2025 Report to the Nation. Source: https://scoutingamericafoundation.org/scouting-america-delivers-2025-report-to-the-nation-highlighting-achievements-and-vision/

The LA abuse settlement still needs to be approved by both the county claims board and county supervisors, is a billion dollars more than what county officials had anticipated as the worst-case scenario to resolve a flurry of lawsuits — and far more than other organizations notorious for allowing unchecked sex abuse have paid victims. Much more at source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-04/in-unprecedented-payout-l-a-county-settles-sex-abuse-claims-for-4-billion

Moderator note: We scouts can agree to disagree without being disagreeable. Thank you! ~ RS @Eagle1993

April 1, 2025 (I hope this is NOT an April Fools Joke!!!) Unlike recent years, this year Scouting America delivered on time as required by its U.S. Charter, its annual Report to the Nation. Announcement links: https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/scouting-america-delivers-report-to-the-nation-in-washington-d-c-highlighting-impact-and-future-vision/ https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2025/04/01/3053541/0/en/Scouting-America-Delivers-Report-to-the-Nation-in-Washington-D-C-Highlighting-Impact-and-Future-Vision.html P.S. I will now look for the actual report ~RS

April 1, 2025: IMO, this opens the door to the use of unsafe kazoo's.

@YinYan75 welcome to scouter.com

Suppose it was instead My Honorary or Honored Scout to be completed by the scout if he or she chooses. Scout chooses and acquires that person's signature on certificate/card. When I think about the signatures, some famous some not so much, that I had the opportunity to get back in day ... who could refuse an Eagle Scout's request to sign his/her card? Excelsior! My $0.02,

Back in day, I received both my Eagle certificate and medal long after my Troop Court of Honor but that's another story. Anyway, when I finally received my certificate signed by President Nixon, I groaned to my Dad that I rather it had been signed by Stan Lee. My Dad was not amused.

“Boy Scouts lets him be a kid.” At his pack's annual Blue and Gold Banquet, nine-year-old Cameron Echols received a wooden axe for his bravery in fighting his cancer. The axe had inscriptions ‘A Scout is Brave’ with Cameron’s name and the scripture Joshua 1:9 — “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you.” "Cameron was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year, a myeloblastoma, near his cerebellum in his brain that was blocking fluid from going to the rest of his body. A surgery was performed that removed most of the tumor, but to get the rest they used radiation that he went through up until last December. Cameron is still going through chemotherapy and will continue that up until this fall with the hope he is done sometime in September or October. In the meantime, scouting has given the young boy a true outlet to feel like a normal kid for a bit and get away from everything he is enduring." More at source (text with audio): https://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2025/03/26/echols-fighting-cancer-with-family-scouts-support-behind-him/

"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." Senator Alan K. Simpson (1931-2025) Scout Salute and Farewell

Update 3/3/2025: Two have now been charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness, as well as safe speed, risk of collision and head-on situation violations. Both have posted a $5,000 bond, according to Wilson County jail records. Both were working for the Middle Tennessee Council, Scouting America at the time of the crash, their attorneys said. More at source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2025/03/03/charges-filed-in-old-hickory-lake-boy-scout-crash-that-killed-tennessee-boy-10-jack-gear/80300219007/

Welcome to scouter.com Don't know myself. As you likely already know, the program refers scouts to existing merit badges: Exploration and/or Geology. https://troopleader.scouting.org/program-features/caving/information/

Show me a Life Scout who cannot develop Eagle project ideas and I will show you a scout with limited community service. Consider 17 year old Life Scout Bowden Warren who is also a member of Newton Grove Fire and Rescue (NC) and his words to Newton Grove Town Board. “I’m here to propose my Eagle Scout project plan. This will be a significant enhancement to the Newton Grove emergency helicopter landing zone that we, the Newton Grove Fire and Rescue, use. This project is designed to help improve the safety, visibility and accessibility of the area, ensuring it meets modern standards for helicopter landings. Based on my experience as a member of Newton Grove Fire and Rescue, I’ve seen first hand the need to improve this existing location, which at this time, is just an open grass lot that we have to use. There are some safety concerns that are due to limited lighting and unmarked power lines. There have been some close calls when landing helicopters. In the last 12 months, per last year’s call volume, we averaged more than one Life Flight per month from the Newton Grove emergency landing zone, which has increased. The logistics of Newton Grove, as each of you know, we’re an agriculture community. We have a major interstate with highways that intersect, and we are growing an industrial area as well. I believe this validates the need of having a more permanent and upgraded emergency landing zone. If you support this plan, the construction would include land preparation, electrical work and pouring a concrete pad that would be encased by a decorative perimeter. It would also have a sidewalk to access the service road, which is located off of Mount Olive Highway on East Weeksdale Street. Based on the projected expenses of this project being around $40,000, I plan to reach out to the Newton Grove community as well as local businesses to help with funding for this project. I hope each of you see this project as a major asset to the town and surrounding communities, as much as I do.” Response from Mayor and more at source: https://www.clintonnc.com/news/103506/n-grove-helipad-gets-green-light

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